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Cato, Alvin v Paul Williams, Garfield Walters, Oneil Pearson and Codien Hanson

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Negligence-Moor vehicle collision-Vehicle stopped in the vicinity of the entrance to a school some distance from a corner-Vehicle colliding with the rear of that which had stopped-The duty of care-The duty of care in terms of proper care-Reciprocated duty-Road code-Breach-Effect-Breach creating no presumption of negligence-Contributory negligence-Credibility of witnesses

Damages-Personal injury-Whiplash injury-Severe neck and back pain-Extreme tenderness to the back-No permanent disability-Amount of damages-Road Traffic Act, sections 51(2), 53(1)(a) and (b) and 95(3), Island Traffic Authority Road Code, Part 2-1, 35, 39(b), (c), (d) and (e) and 40

Document Type:

Year: 
2021
Suit/Claim number: 
2010 HCV 04011
Neutral Citation: 
[2021] JMSC Civ 109